Priceless video Liam. Thanks for the inside look. Nice to see Drago and Bond away from the table. Congratulations Liam. You have a great timeless article here.
Snooker wouldn't be the same without the likes of Jimmy White and all the other characters. They are like extended family and it's so good to get an update every now and then to see how they are doing. Thank you.
Kirk Steven is still living in Scarborough, Ontario Canada. Cliff Thorburn still lives in Unionville, Ontario Canada. His son Cliff junior is in my brother's class at Pierre Elliot Trudeau high school. My brother still teaches school.
@@LiamGalvinFilm I've been watching for years I really enjoy your videos don't mean to be cheeky but why don't you do podcast's you was interviewing gangsters before everyone else and you are great at it
I remember going to Pontins in the 80's and getting a signed photo with Ray Reardon, It remained my best celebrity claim to fame for the next 20 years, tho sadly wasn't very impressive to anyone not into snooker!
This was around 2007 - I made a documentary called 'Jimmy White - The One & Only' & Jimmy & Kevin his Manager allowed me access to all areas of his life - it was great fun & Jimmy & Kevin were great Company & a real laugh
@King Delevingne Not available on dvd but available on Amazon Prime: www.amazon.co.uk/Jimmy-White-One-Only/dp/B07NWZC5YP/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
I played in the pool tournament at pontins in 1983 when i was 13 and lost in the semi final to a scottish kid. We argued for ages at who was going to break off first depite me winning the flip of the coin. Anyway i totally lost it with me being angry and a short fuse back then and played terrible all way through haha. Played brilliant beforehand and the crowd saying this kid is brilliant aint he. My father got through to the snooker semi final as well there in the same year and lost. If he won that semi he would have played silvino francisco in the final.
Thanks Platinum Surfer I thought the referee was bent as it was strange he did not say anything at all even though i clearly won the toss of the coin that he flipped and shown the result on the back of his hand. I suspected the kids father knew the referee. The scottish kid was not that good as well and only just beat me dispite me missing loads of easy shots that i would not normally miss. i was fuming and just managed to contain myself and not punch him at the end of the match haha. I think i heard from someone that he won the final as well, not sure now and i did not want to be there. He might have got the top prize of £250 which was a lot in those days especially for a kid. I never entered another tournament after that as it totally put me off thinking tournaments were corrupt especially at holiday camps.
You know something went wrong when you at qualifying for tournaments at a stage in your life where Saga Insurance see you as a perfect person to sponsor.
Everyone is slagging pontins off but Jimmy used to play there in his amateur days it used to be one of the best pro am of the year. Not every venue is the crucible.
Thank you - I don't know if you have Amazon Prime Video but it's on there - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B07NWZC5YP - otherwise there's clips of it on RUclips if you type in 'Jimmy White - The One & Only' - thank you very much
Greats of the game should be able to play snooker in any reasonable place. I played in my local snooker club with ppl talking smoking. YES SMOKING! Chatting, and laughing. I didn't hear ANY of it. Just got my head down and concentrated in the snooker zone. Player's like White should be able to do the same. No excuses or exceptions.
Pontins is an absolute disgrace of a location (not withstanding a dump of a place) for a rankings match. Are you still in touch with Jimmy and the lads? Thanks for the upload as per normal Liam.
Butlins at Bognor Regis would probably be a better choice (It has improved down there since the refurbishments over recent years), but there is already a link between snooker and Pontins, so it probably wouldn't be the same.
@@BritishBoy1971 except all they got are American pool tables and English pool tables in TERRIBLE CONDITION down there,I know I've been to the 80s weekender down there for the last few years
What's kevin talking about it should be more exciting for the crowd if they are closer to the action. It creates a better atmosphere this way. When i played in the pontins tournament they were just feet away and commenting all the time. You just get used to it. It seems strange when kevins sober lol.
Away from the top of the game surprised they have to qualify for tournaments in crap holes like this still shocked jimmy putting himself through this but good insight video what goes on
Its seems a bit pointless and unfair, holding qualifying tournaments in poor surroundings, or below par venues. With so much money in the game of World snooker, why not have venues conducive to bringing out the best in players. Qualifying is never easy, but why make playing conditions doubly hard. Seems a bit pointless.
I never understood how snooker players hit their peak in their 20's and 30's and then go downhill like any other athlete. It looks like that the type of game you could never get bad at.
Eyes go for one thing. The standard goes up all the time. Yips is another one, Hendry suffered with it. Having said that, J. Higgins, Ronnie, Mark Williams are still top players in there 40's.
@@guitarman1477 Yeah the yips are often classed as a psychological phenomena, it ruins your stroke, in golf, darts, snooker. Bristow the dart player famously suffered with it. Top players all of a sudden go to shit.
We all have dreams and Jimmy still has he's he couldn't do it when he was high you ain't going to do it now you're straight and not high and sober. I think the only tournament Jimmy White can win is the seniors he's bottle will go like it always does
@@TheMimetolithman well I'm not a washed-up crackhead you cheated on his wife constantly go and watch the video Jimmy White's argument in a pub even his manager call him I washed up crackhead
The amount of thieving @ Pontins Prestatyn Sands us Liverpudlians use To do back in the 70,s and 80,s is outrageous lol Probably fed half of the City to be Fair ;) Times were Hard Lar.................................................
That’s the first time I’ve seen Kevin sober!
Aye.lol. Much more quieter and rational.
Ayye looks half skooshed' a thought.😎😂
These videos are absolute gold I love them especially the alex Higgins ones ..
Love the Jimmy footage Liam :)
Thanks again man !!!
cheers mate - appreciate you watching
Priceless video Liam. Thanks for the inside look. Nice to see Drago and Bond away from the table. Congratulations Liam. You have a great timeless article here.
Thanks - I always enjoy my time with Jimmy & Kevin
Great video, honesty and no bs about it; keep them coming
Snooker wouldn't be the same without the likes of Jimmy White and all the other characters.
They are like extended family and it's so good to get an update every now and then to see how they are doing.
Thank you.
Thanks much appreciated - hope you're Ok cheers
Kirk Steven is still living in Scarborough, Ontario Canada. Cliff Thorburn still lives in Unionville, Ontario Canada. His son Cliff junior is in my brother's class at Pierre Elliot Trudeau high school. My brother still teaches school.
Just when I thought I'd seen all your videos
There's always more...thanks for watching
@@LiamGalvinFilm I've been watching for years I really enjoy your videos don't mean to be cheeky but why don't you do podcast's you was interviewing gangsters before everyone else and you are great at it
Top bloke Jimmy on and OFF the table
Whirlwind and hurricane my fav 2
Jimmy loves snooker. Hes great.
Great advert for Pontin's, I've just booked my snooker weekend.
that wig got him through - big up jimmy weave!!!! 😊
Awesome Jimmy lad 👍👍
This makes me wanna go watch Kevin fall out the limo pissed as a fart
nice vid mate
an excellent insight
Jimmy absolute legend him and Alex 2 of my hero's
The Pontins festival of snooker started in the last 1950's with John Pulman and Fred Davis, Kevin.
I remember going to Pontins in the 80's and getting a signed photo with Ray Reardon, It remained my best celebrity claim to fame for the next 20 years, tho sadly wasn't very impressive to anyone not into snooker!
Jimmy to win Sheffield finally in 2020.
Corona won the world championships in 2020
@@flyingwarrior7155 it's scheduled for August 31st so it didn't win nothing 😁
Kevin trying to hold it together being sober
Jimmy's manager Kevin playing pontoon at Pontins.....one eye twist one eye stick. :)
Kevin looking at camara and watching snooker at the same time
Big Kev likes a keg or two.
This is very Vic and Bob. But who is Paul Baron?
Kushty Jimmy white 😁 PEACE FROM Tooting 👍
Pontins. Where snooker legends go to die.
You gota love Jimmy the people’s champion always went for everything on the table in his matches
Yeh that's why he was never world champion
I’m the kind of player who does the same lol
Great footage , when was it shot Liam
This was around 2007 - I made a documentary called 'Jimmy White - The One & Only' & Jimmy & Kevin his Manager allowed me access to all areas of his life - it was great fun & Jimmy & Kevin were great Company & a real laugh
@King Delevingne Not available on dvd but available on Amazon Prime: www.amazon.co.uk/Jimmy-White-One-Only/dp/B07NWZC5YP/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
I don't know who that guy is. But I like him. Kazee like this!. 😂😂😂😂
Tony “Tornado” Drago from Malta. A friend of Jimmy’s, who was on the receiving end of Jimmy’s 147 at the 1992 World Championship
Declan Costello He was a nice guy....always with a smile, win or lose.
I played in the pool tournament at pontins in 1983 when i was 13 and lost in the semi final to a scottish kid.
We argued for ages at who was going to break off first depite me winning the flip of the coin.
Anyway i totally lost it with me being angry and a short fuse back then and played terrible all way through haha.
Played brilliant beforehand and the crowd saying this kid is brilliant aint he.
My father got through to the snooker semi final as well there in the same year and lost.
If he won that semi he would have played silvino francisco in the final.
Cool story I remember silvino and his brother or cousin cant remember his name 👍
Thanks Platinum Surfer
I thought the referee was bent as it was strange he did not say anything at all even though i clearly won the toss of the coin that he flipped and shown the result on the back of his hand.
I suspected the kids father knew the referee.
The scottish kid was not that good as well and only just beat me dispite me missing loads of easy shots that i would not normally miss.
i was fuming and just managed to contain myself and not punch him at the end of the match haha.
I think i heard from someone that he won the final as well, not sure now and i did not want to be there.
He might have got the top prize of £250 which was a lot in those days especially for a kid.
I never entered another tournament after that as it totally put me off thinking tournaments were corrupt especially at holiday camps.
@@1066gaz yes these things happen in any walk of life mate unfortunately people will try any dodgy tricks to win in sports it's a disgrace really
Yep sure is Platinum Surfer.
Nice talking to ya.(:-)
@@1066gaz you too mate
Was Kevin Jimmy’s manager in the early 90s ?
How did he get on in China ?
You know something went wrong when you at qualifying for tournaments at a stage in your life where Saga Insurance see you as a perfect person to sponsor.
Everyone is slagging pontins off but Jimmy used to play there in his amateur days it used to be one of the best pro am of the year. Not every venue is the crucible.
Kev looks like he’s just come on off the Mrs Browns Boyd set
Great video Liam! Is there anyway we can see the documentary you done ! ?
Thank you - I don't know if you have Amazon Prime Video but it's on there - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B07NWZC5YP - otherwise there's clips of it on RUclips if you type in 'Jimmy White - The One & Only' - thank you very much
Did
What year was this?
2007
Greats of the game should be able to play snooker in any reasonable place. I played in my local snooker club with ppl talking smoking. YES SMOKING! Chatting, and laughing. I didn't hear ANY of it. Just got my head down and concentrated in the snooker zone. Player's like White should be able to do the same. No excuses or exceptions.
Who is the New Zealander early in the video?
It's Dean O'Kane - All the Best
@@LiamGalvinFilm Thank you.
Is that Dene O'Kane at the beginning?
It certainly is.
Pontins is an absolute disgrace of a location (not withstanding a dump of a place) for a rankings match. Are you still in touch with Jimmy and the lads?
Thanks for the upload as per normal Liam.
Yes am in touch with Kevin his Mgr - not seen Jimmy for some time - really enjoyed making the film cheers
Butlins at Bognor Regis would probably be a better choice (It has improved down there since the refurbishments over recent years), but there is already a link between snooker and Pontins, so it probably wouldn't be the same.
Liam Galvin,what year was this please Liam?
@@BritishBoy1971 except all they got are American pool tables and English pool tables in TERRIBLE CONDITION down there,I know I've been to the 80s weekender down there for the last few years
@@davidmellish3295 The tables were probably ruined by the yobbo types who frequent these places on their holidays!
Jimmy has had the most expensive hair implant surgery in the history of the sport, noone will ever top that.
No Wayne Rooney😂😂😂😂
And he still cant leave it alone.
And looks shit
Jimmy white is growing more hair has he gets older
Jimmy grew up in these conditions
Kevin actually looks sober
What's kevin talking about it should be more exciting for the crowd if they are closer to the action.
It creates a better atmosphere this way.
When i played in the pontins tournament they were just feet away and commenting all the time.
You just get used to it.
It seems strange when kevins sober lol.
Away from the top of the game surprised they have to qualify for tournaments in crap holes like this still shocked jimmy putting himself through this but good insight video what goes on
That pontins is rough,they need to find another venue.
They moved it years ago. Most qualifiers are played at Barnsley at the metrodome.
Yeah I no. I stayed there a few yrs ago. Shit hole
Didn't know that,in pontins my feet stuck to the carpet,it's much better that they moved,they filmed on the buses in pontins prestatyn.
Spinal Tap... Jimmy comes on after the puppet show.
No chance with them peepers kev lad.
How the fuck did he never win a world title
I’ve never seen Kevin as sober. What a disgrace.
Its seems a bit pointless and unfair, holding qualifying tournaments in poor surroundings, or below par venues.
With so much money in the game of World snooker, why not have venues conducive to bringing out the best in players.
Qualifying is never easy, but why make playing conditions doubly hard.
Seems a bit pointless.
Tony can beat his self up
Mortgage eyes.
1 fixed
1 variable
Lol
I never understood how snooker players hit their peak in their 20's and 30's and then go downhill like any other athlete. It looks like that the type of game you could never get bad at.
Eyes go for one thing. The standard goes up all the time. Yips is another one, Hendry suffered with it. Having said that, J. Higgins, Ronnie, Mark Williams are still top players in there 40's.
Deadeye1967 yips?
@@guitarman1477 Yeah the yips are often classed as a psychological phenomena, it ruins your stroke, in golf, darts, snooker.
Bristow the dart player famously suffered with it. Top players all of a sudden go to shit.
Patsy fagan went from winning the UK championships to not even being able to hold a rest with the yips.
He has lost the most money gambling then any sports person in history lol
I think Paul Merson holds that record
Unlucky Rodders
Fix that barnet jimmy...
I bet he had stale beer and chewing gum stuck on his shoes.
We all have dreams and Jimmy still has he's he couldn't do it when he was high you ain't going to do it now you're straight and not high and sober. I think the only tournament Jimmy White can win is the seniors he's bottle will go like it always does
your not a nice bloke'
@@TheMimetolithman well I'm not a washed-up crackhead you cheated on his wife constantly go and watch the video Jimmy White's argument in a pub even his manager call him I washed up crackhead
Atrocious and a carsie, perfect analogy of Pontins in North Wales.
I'll tell you something for nothing. If he played me he'd know me.
The amount of thieving @ Pontins Prestatyn Sands us Liverpudlians use To do back in the 70,s and 80,s is outrageous lol
Probably fed half of the City to be Fair ;)
Times were Hard Lar.................................................
Scum bags should be ashamed of yourself get a job and work like everyone else 😁
Scouse tw@ts
Playing conditions.... jesus, youre not playing at base camp Everest
Jimmy is great but his bum always twitched in the world championship.
Some bunch of clowns.
Potty mouth paddy ,!
What year is this?
Around 2007